Rowing

Gold medallists Kaylah Young, Billy Osborne, Anthony Smith, Lindsay Hamilton and Cameron Rule on the podium after winning the Australian Rowing School Boys Coxed Quad Scull Championship at Nagambie on April 3.

The Nationals Story

The 2021-2022 rowing season has undoubtedly been the most successful season Gippsland Grammar has ever had. From the early head races in Melbourne in November to Rowing Camp then Barwon Regatta, NSW State Championships, VIC State Championships, Head of the Schoolgirls and Nationals our rowers have achieved record results.

At the National Championships at Lake Nagambie in early April, our rowers came away with two national titles: in the U19 double: Billy Osborne and Lindsay Hamilton (for the second year running) and the schoolboy coxed quad scull: Billy Osborne, Lindsay Hamilton, Cameron Rule, Anthony Smith and Kaylah Young (last won by a Victorian school (also Gippsland Grammar) in 2008). They also took home a silver in the U19 coxless quad scull: Billy, Lindsay, Cameron and Anthony and in the U17 women’s double: Ella Gerrand.

As a result of the above results, Billy, Lindsay, Cameron and Anthony have met the standard to travel overseas to compete at the Henley Royal Regatta in July.

During the National Championships we were also able to watch as Old Scholar Paige Barr took her place in the Victorian Queen’s Cup Interstate crew and took out the win from New South Wales a fantastic moment for our current students to witness.

At the Victorian State Championships, Gippsland Grammar was again the most successful school at the Victorian championships, both in terms of gold medals won and total medals won. Impressively across the three state championships, all our Year 10, 11 and 12 rowers came home with a medal.

I would also like to acknowledge the variety of volunteer coaches who have assisted with the Program this year along with the McColl Club and their president Michael Wilmot, who have worked tirelessly to ensure our rowers are well fed and looked after at both rowing camp and all our regattas.

After Term 1, rowing takes a break until the beginning of Term 3 when we start up our winter training program.

NICK BARTLETT

Director of Rowing